{"product_id":"impossible-owls-9781474607841","title":"Impossible Owls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant, surprising and thought-provoking collection of essays from an exciting new literary voice who has been compared to John Jeremiah Sullivan, David Foster Wallace and Janet Malcolm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgain and again, IMPOSSIBLE OWLS proves that Brian Phillips is a cultural codebreaker of the highest order, unlocking the hidden systems of our mad world. Hilarious, nimble and thoroughly illuminating\u003cbr\u003eA rich mix of derring-do, insightful analysis and creative non-fiction . . . funny, sharp, obsessive and very readable * i NEWSPAPER *\u003cbr\u003eBrian Phillips's essays are out of this world: big-hearted, exhaustive, unrelentingly curious, and goddamned fun * THE MILLIONS *\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute blast . . . I couldn't get enough of this book: Phillips is the perfect adventure guide ? down for anything, talented enough to translate the experience * BUZZFEED *\u003cbr\u003ePhillips is a long-form journalist of the old school, a deep research artist, and a killer stylist. His digressive and frequently hilarious explorations . . . recall the work of John Jeremiah Sullivan and the late David Foster Wallace, with a dash of Janet Malcolm. IMPOSSIBLE OWLS is an absorbing and totally distinctive exploration of wildly disparate corners of our world * VOGUE *\u003cbr\u003eBrian Phillips has a way of making you care about the things he cares about in the way he cares about them, which is passionately, almost obsessively . . . invigorating and muscular . . . the book is a must-get * ELLE *\u003cbr\u003eBig, powerful, beautiful essays\u003cbr\u003ePhillips takes readers down unexpected paths that are as world-expanding as they are entertaining * TIME MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eThese far-flung tales all share the same inspirational spark: Brian Phillips's soulful, intrepid spirit, and his masterful ability at turning everyday curiosities into epic quests that you can't stop reading\u003cbr\u003eGet lost in this captivating essay collection, which brings to life both the extraordinary and the mundane * VULTURE *\u003cbr\u003eTakes you deep into worlds both far-flung and familiar - tiger trails, tiny towns of the Yukon, Route 66, a Walmart parking lot. Brian Phillips riffs and reports with abiding curiosity and incisive humour. A fantastic, transporting read\u003cbr\u003eWitty, pensive, sometimes whimsical, always truthful, IMPOSSIBLE OWLS is testament to Phillips's gift for enchantment, and his genius for knowing exactly where our alienation from the world meets our sympathy for it\u003cbr\u003eI love that this is a book of highways and historical touchstones and large geographic shifts. But I also love that at the heart of those bigger things, there is the gentle touch of Brian Phillips underneath it all, creating a landscape for a reader to see not his work, but to better see themselves\u003cbr\u003e[Phillips] has now established himself as a master of long form reporting that is indistinguishable from the literary essay, through which he bares witness to our contemporary moment * LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739603415383,"sku":"9781474607841","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474607841.jpg?v=1720052713","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/impossible-owls-9781474607841","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}